When Antibiotics are Unnecessary

Dermatologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-83

  Hirschmann, J V ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Atopic eczema; Cutaneous abscess; Cutaneous surgery; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ALCLOMETASONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFRADINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOBETASOL; CLOBETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESONIDE; DICLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FLUOCINOLONE; GENTAMICIN; GRAMICIDIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LINCOMYCIN; NAFCILLIN; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN; WHITE PETROLATUM;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; EPIDERMOID CYST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 54449087290     PISSN: 07338635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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